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lynipliinii-'itis. scabies, t'plienioral fever, j^eel (likkop, wliilc scour in ealves, and 

 jafi-ziekte. 



Experiments regarding the diagnosis of anthrax, (i. Mazzini (Arch. Sci. 

 R. SoG. Accad. Vet. Hal. o (li)07), Xo. 7-.s'; Jour. Troii. Vet. Fici., 3 (l!)08), 

 .\o. 2, pp. 207-21()). — The author concludes that "(1) the material should be 

 collected from the animal before advanced laitrefaction occurs, preferably not 

 later than 24 hours after death in the sununer; (2) the method of Heim, with 

 1 breads, or that of Fischo-der with 2-3 mm. of blood is the best, because putre- 

 faction is thus arrested or impedetl; (3) the cultural test is made by sowing a 

 l)iece of thread saturated witli spleen juice on a^ar; (4) the biolojrical proof on 

 the guinea pig is less reliable on account of the presence of extraneous organ- 

 isms; and (5) the failure of both these above tests does not exclude anthrax. 

 Heating of the material to 00° C. must be had recourse to." 



Vaccination against syniptoniatic anthrax, E. Leclainciik and 11. Vallee 

 (Rev. Gen. Med. V6t., 11 (1908), No. 131, pp. 625-635; .Tour. Comptir. Path, and 

 Thcr., 21 {1908). Xo. 3. pp. 26.'i-269).—T\\e authors conclude that the method of 

 vaccination against blackleg by the use of pure vaccines meets all (he require- 

 ments of practice. " In infected areas, the combined use of inunnnizing serum 

 and of a single vaccine enables the practitioner immediately to check the spread 

 of disease and to vaccinate the contaminated animals without danger, even 

 under conditions where vaccination projjcrly so-called would be dangerous and 

 could only confer protection after considerable delay. 



"In noninfected areas, double vaccination with i)ure liquid vaccines is i)refer- 

 able." 



The cause, prevention, and treatment of Mediterranean fever, P. W. P>as- 

 sett-Smith {Vet. Jour., 6-'t (1908), No. 39.',, pp. J7.'/-/7.S).— This is a historical 

 resume of recent woi-k on the disease. The author considers the terms " Malta " 

 and "Mediterranean" fever both wrong and misleading, and prefers the term 

 ■" undnlant " fever to " septicemia of Bruce " as lately used. 



Experimental study of the fate of tetanus toxin in the digestive canal, 

 II. Vincent {Ann. Inat. Pasteur, 22 (1908), No. .',, pp. 3-'il-352; ahs. in Bid. 

 Inst. Pa.sfeur, 6 (1908), No. 13, pp. 605-607; Centhl. liakt. [etc.], 1. Aht. Ref., 

 .',2 (1908), No. 11-13, pp. 370, 371; Vet. Ree., 21 (1908), No. 10.19. p. 260).— The 

 author l)as found that the tetanus toxin is destroyed in vivo in the stomach of 

 the guinea pig in less than 1 hour. In the duodenum and large intestine it is 

 destroyed after 2 or 3 hours. It was found that the gastric, biliary, jiancreatic, 

 and enteric juices in vivo destroy the toxicity of the tetanus jioison. The author 

 interprets this as a phenomenon of digestion, as he finds that the digestive aiul 

 antitoxic i)roi»erties of the gastric .ind jiancreatic ferments vary in very much 

 the same way under similar conditions. 



A report on trypanosomiasis of domestic stock in northwestern Rhodesia, 

 R. E. MoNTfiOMERY and A. Kincihoun (Ann. Trop. Med. and Par.. 2 (1908), 

 No. 2, pp. 97-132. pJx. .}, map 1). — The autlun's conclude that tryi)anosomiasis 

 of domestic stock is very prevalent in the northern area of northwestern 

 Khodesia. and that it is due to Trypanosoma dimorphon. T. vira.r, and a try- 

 panosome mori)hologically allied to T. hrucei. While 7'. theUeri also occurs it 

 does not apjiear to cause serious damage. These trypanosomes may be trans- 

 mitted by CiloHsina morsitans, Htomo-ri/s caJcitrans, and. a si»ccies of Lyi)erosia. 



Reports of the " sleeping sicknesr, " expedition to the Zambesi for the 

 years 1907-8, A. Kinciiokn and K. V.. Mo.ntcomkky (Ann. Trop. Med. and 

 Par., 2 (1908), No. 2, pp. 53-76). — I)a(;i on (ho distribution of tsetse tlies are 

 includod in this report. 



A note on the occurrence of a large trypanosome in the blood of native 

 cattle in South China. ('. M. Hiamiv (Jour, ('ominir. Palli. and Ther., 21 



